i was dumped in indianapolis -- minneapolis-st. paul for the night. all well and good. i went to pick up my ticket and got on to the flight and i was not booked, to my surprise and thanks. eventually i was able to get on the very best things which may have been a pilot's seat that would cause a delay somewhere else. the way that the system worked was that telephone call. the computers did not work at all. which it had been obvious this the project since i did not have a seat. the only way they did it was by telephoning someone that they've found in, i guess, atlanta. so much of the efficiency issues of mergers. but that is a personal problem. if my real concern is one of safety all the way around. i was astounded by the information given by the ceo's of out who was going to make sure that the maintenance in china, singapore and the philippines, was of quality. as though they had no responsibility themselves, that it was an faa responsibility. no, that is not the case. similarly with regard to the quality of the pilots and other personality on regional airlines that cont